[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13428]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA BASEBALL

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                            HON. RON BARBER

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 2, 2012

  Mr. BARBER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to praise and celebrate the 
achievements of the University of Arizona baseball team, which has been 
selected for induction into the University of Arizona Sports Hall of 
Fame.
  This honor is extremely well deserved.
  Earlier this summer, the UA Wildcats were crowned national champions 
after winning the College World Series in Omaha for the fourth time.
  The Wildcats won the title by beating the South Carolina Gamecocks 4 
to 1.
  This was the Wildcats' year. They won all 10 of their postseason 
games--going through the regionals, the super regionals and the College 
World Series without a loss. In those 10 games, they outscored their 
opponents 88 to 28.
  I want to especially make note of the play of Robert Refsnyder, the 
right fielder for the Wildcats, who was named the most valuable player 
of the 2012 College World Series.
  I also want to praise the work of Head Coach Andy Lopez. He 
previously won a national title as coach of Pepperdine University, and 
this is the first of what we expect to be many titles with the 
University of Arizona.
  The decisions Mr. Lopez made throughout the College World Series were 
crucial in Arizona's success. I'm sure he has more national titles in 
his future at Arizona.
  Congratulations to these latest inductees into the University of 
Arizona Hall of Fame.
  As a UA alumnus, I am proud of my alma mater on many levels and I am 
thrilled to say, well done, Cats, for this incredible season. Continue 
to ``Bear Down Arizona!''

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